CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that the 2022 Homecoming marked the first time in the University’s history that both the Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen are African American students. Alumni Mike Moore and Shanices Chambers were Homecoming King and Queen in 1999.
On Saturday, The University of Toledo celebrated the crowning of the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime — Keith Nelson Jr. and Kennedy Copeland, both representing the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Nelson Jr., a senior studying supply chain management with a minor in entrepreneurship, serves as president of the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and vice president of the Black Student Union. Copeland, a senior studying media communications, is a member of the Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Mike Moore and Shanices Chambers were Homecoming King and Queen in 1999.
The first African American student named Homecoming Queen was Faye Early, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., in 1971. Early attended and was recognized at this year’s homecoming festivities as part of the Homecoming King and Queen reunion, hosted by The University of Toledo Alumni Association.
The first African American student named Homecoming King was Ricardo King, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., in 1990. King was the second student to hold the official title of Homecoming King at UToledo.
